Email id: aparikh at iihs dot ac dot in
Anokhi Parikh is a consultant at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements – India’s first prospective National Innovation University addressing the challenges of urbanisation through an integrated programme of education, research, consulting and advisory services.
Education:
- M.Sc. (Economics for Development), University of Oxford (2005)
- B.A (Hons) Economics, International Area Studies and Integrative Biology from the University of California (2003)
- International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, Mahindra United World College of India (1999)
Anokhi is pursuing her Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. She is focusing on new city development in India.
Career Highlights
As part of her PhD at the London School of Economics, Anokhi’s work focusses on the emergence of new cities in India. Prior to joining the LSE she was the Deputy Director of the Climate Project India, a Mumbai-based environmental NGO. Between 2005 and 2008, she lived in South Africa, where she was an Overseas Development Institute Fellow (2005-07) within the health sector. She subsequently worked at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Johannesburg where she conducted research on basic services, water rights and pre-paid water meters in South African settlements.
As part of her PhD at the London School of Economics, Anokhi’s work focusses on the emergence of new cities in India. Prior to joining the LSE she was the Deputy Director of the Climate Project India, a Mumbai-based environmental NGO. Between 2005 and 2008, she lived in South Africa, where she was an Overseas Development Institute Fellow (2005-07) within the health sector. She subsequently worked at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Johannesburg where she conducted research on basic services, water rights and pre-paid water meters in South African settlements.
Awards & Recognitions
Anokhi has won several accolades from her universities, which include:
Anokhi has won several accolades from her universities, which include:
- London School of Economics PhD Fellowship 2010-2013
- Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship for young economists, UK, 2005-07
- Luca D’Agliano Prize, Proxime Accessit – Runner Up, Best thesis in M.Sc. Economics for Development, University of Oxford, 2004-05,
- Queen Elizabeth House Commonwealth Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2004-05
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley, 2003.
- Schwartz A&H Scholarship for International Students, UC Berkeley, 2003
Areas of interest
Anokhi, an eternal music lover, spends her free time chasing music festivals across the globe.
Anokhi, an eternal music lover, spends her free time chasing music festivals across the globe.
Publications
- Bachman-Desilva M, Beard J, Cakwe M, Nkosi B, Parikh A, Quinlan T, et al. (2008) Vulnerability of orphan caregivers vs. non-orphan caregivers in KwaZulu-Natal. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies. 3(2)
- Whiteside A ,Parikh A (2008) The AIDS Crisis: International Relations and Governance in Africa. In Harveson, J. (Ed.) Africa in World Politics: Reforming Political Order, 4th Ed. Westview Press.
- Parikh A, Bachman-Desilva M, Cakwe M, Quinlan T, Simon J, Skalicky A, et al. (2007) Exploring the Cinderella Myth: Intra-household Differences in Child Well-being between Orphans and Non-Orphans in Amajuba District, South Africa Journal of Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, 21: Suppl 7
- Parikh A ,Veenstra N (2008) The Evolving Impact of HIV/AIDS on Outpatient Health Services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 98.
- Parikh A ,Whiteside A (2007) Twenty Five Years of HIV/AIDS: South Africa’s Policy Challenges. Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 31:1
- Parikh A ,Sadoulet E (2005) The Effect of Parents’ Occupation on Child Labor and School Attendance in Brazil. Dept of Agricultural and Resource Economics, CUADRE Working Paper, UC Berkeley.